Dykyi Sad archaeological site

Reconstruction of the site

The Dykyi Sad archaeological site constitutes the remains of an ancient port city discovered in the Dykyi Sad park (Ukrainian: Дикий Сад, lit. 'Wild Garden') in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. The site is dated to the Bilozerska culture, around 1250–925 BC.[1][2]

Researchers have proposed that the site is the "City of the Cimmerians" mentioned by Homer in the Odyssey. If true, this would make Mykolaiv the oldest city in Ukraine that is mentioned in written sources.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Gorbenko, Kirill; Grebennikov, Yuriy (2009). "The 'Dykyi Sad' fortified settlement as a uniting link in the context of economic, political and cultural relation of 1200-1000 BC (the Baltic Shore, the Pontic region and the Mediterranean)" (PDF). Baltic-Pontic Studies. 14: 375–390. ISSN 1231-0344. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Горбенко, К.В. (2014). "Городище «Дикий Сад» в контексте социально-экономических и культурных связей балтийского и черноморского регионов XІII–XI вв. до н.э.". Известия Гомельского государственного университета имени Ф. Скорины. Nº 4 (85).
  3. ↑ "Миколаїв невдовзі буде визнано найстарішим містом України". ua-travel.info. Retrieved 2016-09-13.

Coordinates: 46°58′52″N 31°58′59″E / 46.981°N 31.983°E / 46.981; 31.983

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